Willow Weep For Me
Whispers of Heartache: Nina Simone's Willow Serenade
Lyrics
Willow weep for me, willow weep for me,
Expressing a plea for empathy and sorrow, suggesting the willow tree to weep in response to the singer's pain.
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea,
Describing the physical act of the willow tree bending its branches along a stream, creating an emotional backdrop for the singer's distress.
Listen to my plea, listen willow weep for me,
Reiterating the call for the willow to listen and weep in response to the singer's emotional state.
Gone my lover's dream, lovely summer dream,
Acknowledging the loss of a lover's dream, specifically a beautiful summer dream.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream,
Expressing the emotional aftermath of being left alone, with tears streaming into the metaphorical stream of life.
Sad as I can be - Hear me willow and weep for me.
Summarizing the singer's sadness and requesting the willow to weep in sympathy.
Whisper to the wind to say that love has sinned
Instructing the willow to communicate with the elements, indicating that love has sinned and caused heartache.
To leave my heart aching and making this moan,
Describing the impact of love's departure, causing the singer's heart to ache and moan.
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light,
Instructing the willow to murmur to the night, hiding the starry light to keep the singer's solitude concealed.
So none will find me sighing and crying all alone,
Expressing the desire for secrecy in the singer's moments of sighing and crying alone.
Weeping willow tree, weep in sympathy,
Addressing the weeping willow tree directly, asking it to weep in sympathy with the singer's plight.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me,
Instructing the willow to bend its branches down, symbolically covering the singer and providing solace.
When the shadows fall, bend oh willow and weep for me.
Referencing the evening shadows falling, reiterating the plea for the willow to weep as a comforting response.
To leave my heart aching and making this moan,
Repeating the theme of love causing heartache and moaning in solitude.
So none will find me sighing and crying all alone,
Emphasizing the need for concealment, not wanting others to discover the singer's sighs and tears.
Weeping willow tree, weep in sympathy,
Recalling the plea for the weeping willow to share in the singer's sorrow and provide understanding.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me,
Reiterating the imagery of the willow covering the singer, offering a metaphorical embrace in times of darkness.
When the shadows fall, bend oh willow,
Continuing the request for the willow to bend and weep when shadows fall, indicating an ongoing need for comfort.
Bend oh willow and weep for me.
Concluding with a repetition of the plea for the willow to weep in response to the singer's emotional state.
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